{"product_id":"the-book-of-prefaces-alasdair-gray-2000-with-signed-autograph-postcard","title":"The Book of Prefaces, Alasdair Gray, 2000, with signed autograph postcard","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rather wonderful example of this work by Alastair Gray. Alongside the immaculate book is a postcard sent by Alastair Gray on the 3 Feb 2001 to S.D. Thomson. The postcard is handwritten by Gray on both sides, and details a correction he would like to make to the book on the origin of the name of Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh, following a letter he received from S.D. Thomson on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe card carries Gray’s printed address and is signed by him and includes white strip corrections by Gray. The book also comes with the errata slip which was issued at the time of publication, and an additional errata slip sent by Gray with the card, with a handwritten addition relating to the subject discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Book of Prefaces. Edited and Glossed by Alasdair Gray, Mainly. A Short History of Literate Thought in Words by Great Writers of Four Nations from The 7th To The 20th Century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful work by Alasdair Gray, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ewidely regarded as one of the most important figures in modern Scottish literature and art\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003ewho \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003epassed away on 29 December 2019. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2000. First edition, first impression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fine, as new, blue cloth hardback with gilt design to covers. With printed dustjacket - now protected by clear, removable plastic. Text is bright and clean and all soundly bound. Dustjacket also in fine condition and is not price-clipped. The book is printed in red and black ink throughout and is beautifully designed and illustrated by Alastair Gray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eText in English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e640pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Approximately 240mm high x 162mm wide x 48mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight approximately 1283g.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55905363329409,"sku":"LAN10311","price":436.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/TheBookofPrefaces_AlastairGray_2000_withsignedautographpostcardIMG_6348.jpg?v=1783953671","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/en-us\/products\/the-book-of-prefaces-alasdair-gray-2000-with-signed-autograph-postcard","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}